Clos Papes, Chateauneuf Du Pape Blanc Vintage:2021 Readers should expect a pretty

Readers should expect a pretty big Champagne

Various plots around the appellation are farmed organically

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I wish there were more wineries setting their sights on this level of quality

Clos Papes, Chateauneuf Du Pape Blanc Vintage:2021 Readers should expect a prettyVarious plots around the appellation are farmed organically, and all varieties are co fermented for this wine. It has aromas of pear, anise, flowers and heather honey, with a medium to full bodied palate displaying very pure pear fruit, grapefruit and some florality. It has lovely internal sweetness, with a honeyed quince character. A really lovely expression of quite intense fruit a little too intense to be truly elegant perhaps, but with good